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An Impressive Eight-Piece Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Service
Estimate: $8,000-$12,000
Sold
$13,000
Live Auction
American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Description
An Impressive Eight-Piece Sterling Silver Tea and Coffee Service
Tiffany & Co., New York, New York, 1892-1907
comprising a tray, a kettle-on-stand, a coffeepot, a teapot, a water pitcher, a creamer, a covered sugar dish, and a waste bowl, all marked, seven pieces bearing "T" mark indicating directorship of Charles L. Tiffany (1892-1902), and one piece bearing "C" mark indicating directorship of Charles T. Cook (1902-1907).
Height 13 1/2 x width 10 x depth 8 inches (kettle-on-stand, handle raised), 29 3/4 x 19 7/8 inches (tray), Total weight: 395.728 oz. t. (approx.)
Condition
with some persistent tarnish throughout commensurate with age and use; tray: with some scratches, dark sticker residue, and some spots of oxidation; kettle-on-stand: missing burner, the stand with a couple dents to base, one with related crack, the kettle with some dings and dents to body, an area of subtle denting to underside; water pitcher: with a couple minor dings to body; coffeepot: some minor dings and dents to body, very slight separation at seam along rip of spout; creamer: a few minor occasional dings to body; waste bow: concentrated areas of dark spotting from tarnish, some scratches to interior of well; teapot: with some occasional dark spots of oxidation
Provenance
Provenance:Property from a Private Estate, New Jersey.